BOISE, Idaho (September 2, 2011) – Racing kicked off today with nearly 500 racers for the NHRA Summit Racing Series Northwest Division Finals at Firebird Raceway, Boise, Idaho. Racers will be competing for both team and individual honors in the Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, Motorcycle/Snowmobile, High School, and Jr. Dragster classes.
Today’s racing consisted of time trials with racers representing 18 tracks across the Northwest including three from Canada. The team from Mission Raceway in Mission, B.C., CAN, is looking to defend their Team Championship from a year ago although the host team from Firebird is looking for their seventh overall team title. Also looking to defend their titles from 2010 are Mike Nicholson in Super Pro, Andy Closkey in Pro, John Floyd Jr., in Sportsman and Jacob Havens in Motorcycle.
Racing continues on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. with gates opening at 7:30. Following morning time trials will be the Race of Champions pitting the top point’s earners from each track in head to head action. The Race of Champions winners will advance to the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship in November at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, California boasting a purse of $118,000.
Eliminations for the division championship get underway on Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. Up for grabs on Sunday are a cash purse, contingency postings, the NHRA Wally trophy, and more importantly the bragging rights of being the NHRA Northwest Division Summit Racing Series Champion.
Tickets for the event are $15 each day for adults, kids 6-12 are $5 and toddlers 5 and under are free. Firebird Raceway is located 5 miles north of Highway 44 on Highway 16 (the Emmett Highway).
